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← 1958 1957 1956 1959 in Southern Rhodesia → 1960 1961 1962
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1959 Timeline of Southern Rhodesian history

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Colony of Southern Rhodesia .

Contents

• Incumbents
• Events
• Births
• References

Incumbents

• Prime Minister: Humphrey Gibbs (starting 28 December)

Events

• Kariba Dam's 128 m (420 ft) high and 579 m (1900 ft) long concrete wall is finished. ^[1]

Births

• Berenice Josephine Bickle, artist, is born Bulawayo
• 4 June - Russell Tiffin, international cricket umpire, is born in Salisbury
• 7 August - Ali Shah, all-rounder cricketer, is born in Salisbury

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